Climate Change Leaves Europe Out in the Cold
Frank McDonald, The Irish Times | March 5, 2010
The EU, despite its historical role as the leader on climate negotiations, lacked any concrete influence at the failed Copenhagen conference. ++ "If the US and China don’t play ball, where does that leave Europe?" ++ A frigid winter in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, the flagging global economy, and newly revealed errors in climate research have contributed to a wave of climate skepticism that has put climate protection on the back burner. ++ But this is not the time to be timid, European leadership can reverse this trend.
